As the price of a good increases, the loss in consumer surplus is larger,
A) the more elastic demand is.
B) the more money previously spent on the good.
C) the less money previously spent on the good.
D) the smaller the price increase.
B
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GDP is used in an attempt to
A) calculate the profitability of a country. B) measure the economic performance of a country. C) determine the overall well-being of a country. D) figure out the prices of all goods and services exchanged in the legal economy. E) guide entrepreneurs toward more profitable investment decisions.
Ajax has just discovered that the marginal revenue product generated by the last worker hired was $125 while the marginal factor cost was $85. What should Ajax do?
A) Leave the level of production unchanged. B) Increase the amount produced. C) Reduce the amount produced. D) Collect more information before making a decision.
Suppose the XYZ bank has excess reserves of $4,000 and demand deposits of $80,000 . If the required reserve ratio is 25 percent, the banks total reserves equal:
a. $16,000. b. $20,000. c. $24,000. d. $84,000.
If one producer has control over an entire market and underproduces, the producer will
A) increase producer surplus by lowering pollution costs. B) increase consumer surplus by lowering producer surplus. C) increase both consumer and producer surplus. D) create a deadweight loss. E) decrease the deadweight loss that would exist if the market were efficient.